Jimmy Donnellan

4 weeks ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan

We did 25 best Steam Deck games in 2024, and as roughly 7 or 8 new games have been released since then, let’s do a video game industry special and remaking something arguably a bit too soon. 50. UFO 50Steam Deck Status: VerifiedIf you accuse me of putting this at #50 purely for the synergy, I will lash out violently. The reality is that while I’m going over the 50 best Steam Deck games today, UFO 50’s insane value proposition basically makes it 100 games.

1 month ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan

Here’s a fact that might upset you a bit: Microsoft have been in the console game longer than Sega ever were. Here’s something that might cheer you up: plenty of modern devs have been making games that feel like they came from the Japanese giant’s glory days. Spark the Electric Jester TrilogyPlays like: Jonic the WedgeblogLook at this gameplay for five seconds and tell me what game Spark the Electric Jester is trying to be.

1 month ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan

You’ve had a long week. Come sit down. Ice those knees. Treat yourself to a custard cream. It’s time to crack out ol’ reliable. SentientIt’s wild to sit back and look through the PS1 library and realise just how many games more catered for a PC crowd actually managed to launch on Sony’s grey rectangle of wonders. Warcraft 2 and the Theme trilogy are just a few that stand out, but Sentient didn’t seem to stand out for anyone.

1 month ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan

The SNES is arguably the most timeless console ever. While we already highlighted a few Super Nintendo games that stand up over time better than most of us born in the 80s and 90s stand up out of our gaming chairs without half an hour of preparation, there are so many more games worth highlighting from the console for their timelessness. Donkey Kong Country 1 + 2The best thing to come out Leicester since that cheese, where would DK be without the legends at Rare?

1 month ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan

You like old games? You like newer systems? Here are some modern games released for current systems that feel heavily inspired by the PS1 era. CruelPlays like: Blood, Hexen, Post VoidGuys, I’m gonna level with ya, we’re barely into 2025, and I’m pretty sure I’ve found one of my games of the year already. Developed by James Dornan, Cruel is a brutal FPS roguelite, please no eyerolls at the back, that feels like a blend of Hexen, Blood, Hotline Miami, and Post Void.